Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1125

State of Kuwait · Criminal Procedure · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The judge's having previously issued a dispositive judgment or a conclusive interlocutory judgment in the case, or taken a measure or decision revealing the expression of his opinion or viewpoint on it. Its effect. His disqualification from hearing it. Contravention thereof. Its effect. Nullity. The reason for that: his mind must be free of the subject matter of the case so that he may weigh the litigants' arguments impartially. Arts. 102, 103, Civil Procedure.
Arabic original
سبق إصدار القاضي حكماً فاصلاً أو فرعياً قطعياً في الدعوى أو اتخاذه إجراءاً أو قراراً يكشف عن إبداء رأيه أو وجهة نظره فيها. أثره. عدم صلاحيته لنظرها. مخالفة ذلك. أثره. البطلان. علة ذلك: وجوب خلو ذهنه عن موضوع الدعوى حتى يزن حجج الخصوم وزنا محايداً. م. ١٠٢، ١٠٣ مرافعات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤٤/٢٠٠٠ جزائي جلسة ١٩/٢/٢٠٠١ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٣٩٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 366. PDF pages: 359.

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